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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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so that Chapot (as it seemed) might have escaped, had not a wicked person, the reporter of the process, sought & wrought his condemnation, which condemnation was at length concluded thus: that he should be burned quick, only the cutting of his tongue was pardoned. The Doctor appointed to be at his execution, was Mallaird, with whom he was greatly encumbered. For this Fryer called upon him still, not to speak to the people, but he desired him that he might pray. Then he bad him pray to our Lady, & confess her to be his Advocate. He confessed, that she was a blessed Virgin, & recited the Lords prayer and the Creed, and was about to speak of the Mass, but Maillard would not let him making hast to his execution, & said unless he would say Ave Maria, he should be burnt quick. Then Chapot prayed: O Jesus, Son of David, have mercy upon me. Maillard then bad him say Jesus, Maria, and so he should be strangled. Chapot again excused that he was so weak, he could not speak. Say, said Maillard, Jesus Maria, or else thou shalt be burned quick. As Chapot was thus striving with the Fryer, suddenly as it happened, Jesus Maria, 1escaped out of his mouth. But he by and by repressing himself, O god said he, what have I done? Pardon me O Lord, to thee only have I sinned. Then Maillard commanded the cord to be plucked about his neck to strangle him: notwithstanding yet he felt something the fire. After all things done, Maillard all full of anger went to the counsel house,2 called La chamber Ardante, declaring what an uproar had there almost happened amongst the people, saying that he would complain upon the Judges, for suffering those heretics to have their tongues. Whereupon immediately a decree was made that all which were to be burned, unless they recanted at the fire: should have their tongues cut of. Which law diligently afterward was obserued. Ex Joan. Crisp. Lib. 6. M. Peter Liset, President of the counsel of Paris. | Saintinus Nivet. At Paris. An. 1546. | After the burning of those 14. whose names be described before, this Saintinus (which was a lame cripple) with his wife removed out of Meaux, to Moutbeliard, where when he had continued a while in safe liberty of religion, and saw himself there to do no good, but to be a burden to the Church cast in his mind to return home to Meaux again, & so did.
so that Chapot (as it seemed) might haue escaped, had not a wicked person, the reporter of the proces, sought & wrought his condemnation, whiche condemnation was at length concluded thus: that he shoulde be burned quicke, onely the cuttynng of hys tongue was pardoned. The Doctour appoynted to be at his execution, was Mallaird, wyth whome he was greatly encombred. For this Fryer called vppon hym still, not to speake to the people, but hee desired hym that he might pray. Then he bad hym praye to oure Lady, & confesse her to be his Aduocate. He confessed, yt she was a blessed Uirgine, & recited the Lords prayer and the Creed, and was about to speake of ye Masse, but Maillard woulde not let hym making hast to hys execution, & said vnles he would say Aue Maria, he should be burnt quicke. Then Chapot prayed: O Iesu, sonne of Dauid, haue mercy vppon me. Maillard then bad hym say Iesus, Maria, and so hee should be strangled. Chapot agayn excused that he was so weake, he could not speake. Say, sayd Maillard, Iesus Maria, or els thou shalt be burned quicke. As Chapot was thus striuing with the Fryer, sodeinly as it happened, Iesus Maria,